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JLPT N2 · Noun

両側 (ryougawa)

両側 (りょうがわ, ryougawa) is a Japanese noun meaning “both sides”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
りょうがわ
Romaji
ryougawa
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. both sides · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

舞台の両側からライトが照らされた。
The stage was lit from both sides.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 両側

両
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)リョウ・てる・ふたつ · 6 strokes
側
side, lean, opposeソク・かわ・がわ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 両側.

両親りょうしんparents両方りょうほうboth両替りょうがえchange両りょうboth (hands, parents, sides, etc.)両立りょうりつcompatibility両極りょうきょくboth extremities側がわside (of something, or taking someone's side)縁側えんがわengawa側面そくめんside

Source: JMdict entry 1585140 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.